Category: Paving
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Big Tech Roundtable 3.0: Automation Nation
Every year the machines we use for road building and infrastructure get smarter, helping workers build stronger, smoother, and longer-lasting pavements. More processes are automated now that every before, and it’s not stopping any time soon. We wanted to sit down with some of the top automation companies in the industry, cut through the hype…
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Pavement’s Top 25 New Products Award: Nominations Open
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in Chip Seal Equipment & Materials, Cracksealing Equipment & Materials, Featured, Geotextiles & Paving Fabrics, Infrared Repair Machines, Marking Removal, Microsurfacing Equipment & Materials, Milling, Patching, Patching Equipment & Materials, Pavement Marking & Striping, Paving, Paving & Pavement Maintenance Tools, Planers & Milling Machines, Preservation, Sealcoating, Sealcoating Equipment & Materials, Slurry Seal Equipment & Materials, Striping, Sweepers, Sweeping, Top 25 Products, Walk-Behind StripersNominations are open for Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s Top 25 New Products award spotlights new-to-market and enhanced innovations in the paving and pavement maintenance sectors. The new product must be a product, machine, tool, solution, software or equipment designed for the paving and pavement maintenance sectors, including products from the following categories: Compaction, Milling Machines, Pavers,…
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Nominations Open for 2026 Pavement Awards
Nominations are open for the 2026 Pavement Awards, presented by Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction. These annual awards provide industry-wide recognition for contractors involved in all aspects of the pavement maintenance industry. Limit one nomination per company per category. Nominees can be nominated in different categories: Click THE CATEGORY NAME from the list below to access the nomination forms. Please note,…
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U.S. Infrastructure Is Stuck In The 20th Century
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rescinded certain memos issued by the Biden Administration which added guidelines to federal infrastructure project spending. These guidelines included special considerations for so-called “social justice” issues, environmental concerns, and equity-first design. It was another step in the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the infrastructure…
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Asphalt Contractor’s Top 30 Products 2025
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in Aggregates, Application, Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Asphalt Plants, Asphalt Recycling, Automation Systems, Awards, Compaction, Construction Technology, Dirt Work, Equipment, Featured, Milling, Pavement Maintenance, Paving, Plant Components, Plants, Preservation, Production, Quality Control, Sustainability, Technology, Top 30 Editor’s Choice, Top 30 Editor’s ChoiceEach year, manufacturers release hundreds of new products into our industry. Sometimes they are small improvements on a long-standing, popular design, and, other times, they’re launching a whole new innovation into the asphalt space. This list comprises some of the very best products available on the market today, as chosen by our editorial team at…
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Dynapac Appoints Yann Monnet North American President And General Manager.
Just before World of Asphalt 2025, the biggest annual trade show for the asphalt industry, it was revealed by Dynapac North America that Jamie Roush would be stepping away from his role as president, a role he assumed in September 2021. During his more than three and a half years leading the company, he oversaw…
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Real Time Density Scan For Asphalt, From GSSI and HAMM
When it comes to asphalt paving, density is the name of the game. Having access to data, faster and more accurately delivered, means a whole host of savings and benefits for contractors. There are big benefits to fewer passes, not to mention, no over-compaction. With this in mind, and the industry changing at an ever…
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Contractor Snapshot: Building Trust With Asphalt
When running a business, a huge part of keeping it functioning is having good customer service. If you’re just starting out, keeping customer relations at top of mind is all the more important. Treating your customers well and ensuring constant communication can become key foundational qualities of your company. To succeed in customer-based industries, it…
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The 3 Phases of Technology Adoption: Understand, Adjust and Integrate
We’re in a new era — not an entirely digital era where the type or size of iron doesn’t matter, but an era of adoption. Whether a contractor integrates machine control or optimizes their fleet by mining machine datasets, contractors are looking to gain an edge on efficiency by onboarding a total jobsite solution, including…
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BOMAG Updates Flagship Highway-Class Pavers
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John Elko is the Senior Business Development Manager for BOMAG America, and he spent some time with me on the World of Asphalt 2025 show floor to answer my questions about the updated CR 1030 T and CR 820 T2 highway-class asphalt pavers. Tell me about the updated CR 820 T. “This is no longer…